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PERPOEATING MACHINE. No. 418,484. Patented Dec. 31, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK ANDERSON, OF PEEKSKILL, NENV YORK.

PERFORATlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,484, dated December31, 1889..

Application filed October 19, 1888. serial No. 288,564. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FRANK ANDERSON, of Peekskill, in the county of\Vestchester and State of New York, have made a new and useful Inventionin Perforators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to improvements inperforating-machines used in connection with automatic telegraphy,wherein the transmit-ting strips or fillets are perforated to representthe messages to be transmitted; and its objects are, first, to providean apparatus for use by private individuals, business firms, &c., whodesire to prepare their own message strips or fillets and to keep aprinted record thereof; second, to render the operation of suchapparatus more delicate, so that an operator can manipulate the keyswith a minimum amount of exertion by causin g said keys to control theoperation of mechanically-applied power, instead of actuating theperforating apparatus and its associated parts directly or positively;third, to simplify the arrangement of the perforations in the fillet, soas to secure greater rapidity, both in the preparation thereof and inits use in transmitting the message so prepared. I accomplish theseobjects by the mechanism hereinafter described, and particularly pointedout in the claims which follow this specification.-

My apparatus is particularly designed to be placed in theprivate'offices of business firms or individuals, and is in generalappearance not unlike a type-writer, the keys on the key-board beingarranged, if preferred, in the order found on the well-known Remingtonor Caligraph typewriters, so that the stenographer of the firm or personemploying it may be as familiar with its use as he is with histype-writer. This machine prepares simultaneously two separate messagefillets or tapes, one of whichis perforated with the code adopted by thetelegraph company using it, and the other has printed upon its surface aprinted Roman or analogous type-written copy of the message,constituting therefor an actual printed record of the message sent andacting as a check thereon,it to be retained in the letter-book of thefirm or elsewhere as a matter of record. Its use also relieves thetelegraph company of any danger of errors in transmitting, as is nowliable by perforated fillets prepared by boys at the office of thecompany, who perforate written messages sent direct to the main ortransmitting office.

My invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus entire asseen looking down upon it. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same as seenlooking at Fig. 1 from left to right. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional viewof line 3 3, Fig.1, as seen looking from left to right and showing partsin elevation. Fig. 4 is an end View of the entire apparatus as seenlooking at Fig. 1 from the right-handside. Fig. 5 is a partial sectionalview taken on line 5. 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6,is adetail plan view of thepunches and permutation-bars; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 77, Fig. 1, as seen looking from right to left.

I will first refer to the parts of the apparatus in detail and thendescribe the operation. 4

A represents the frame, and B the base of the machine.

C, 0 and C are three shafts, journaled at the opposite ends of the framework, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3,-and 7. The main shaft 0 extendsthrough the left-hand end of the frame and carries a metallic disk Dloosely journaled upon it, but adapted to be connected positively to itby a spring-pressed pawl at, pivoted near the outer edge of 'the disk,and a toothed ratchet U, having six teeth 3 3, said ratchet being keyedrigidly to the shaft 0. (See Fig. 2, where the ratchet is shown indotted lines.)

E F is an operating-handle secured to the disk D. The two shafts O and Oare connected operatively to the main shaft 0, at such times as becomedesirable, by mechanism I will now describe. Secured to the righthandend of shaft 0 is a cog-wheel G, which meshes with two pinious H and H,the former affixed to shaft 0 and the latter to a small shaft 72.. (SeeFigs. 1, 3, and 5.) h is journaled in the frame and is operativelyconnected with the punch-head A by a crank a and link I), the latterbeing pivoted to the punch-head at d. The shaft 0 carries at itsleft-hand end a type-Wheel Y, similar in all The shaft.

Z, carried by an arm Z.

respects to typewheels found in printingtelegraphs and having a rotaryinking-wheel On a stationary shaft 0, which also extends from end to endof the machine, is a loose sleeve I, having seven radial arms .I J J850., to J disposed at different angles, as shown in Figs. 1 and Thissleeve has on its left-hand end a crankarm m, the free end of which isoperatively connected through a link it with a pawl 1*, adapted tooperate a ratchet-wheel w, fixed upon shaft 0 (See Figs. 1 and 7.)

The spiral spring 'LtllOldS the pawl o in place against the teeth of theratchet-wheel w, and an additional spiral spring y, wound around shaft Cas a bearing and connected to: the frame B at the extreme end, acts tohold the sleeve I by means of the described ratchet, pawl, and link inits extreme rear position, as shown in Fig. 1, holding, also, the handleE F in its retracted position through the agency of a pin 19 on link m,which eX-- tends through a slot 0 and contacts with the curvedprojecting shoulder s on the inner face of disk D. On the right-hand endof shaft 0 is a milled wheel 0, of w'eltknown form, for feeding theperforated strip or fillet T forward, the usual frictionwheel C beingheldin con-tact with the strip or fillet by a spring 61 attached to thelever d 'and' connected with the carrying-lever cl.

Thefillet T to be perforated is located inthe usual way inthe'baseof themachine and passes out over pins 19 and p to the guide-wheel's j 2',having the usual tension-regulator Z,with adjusting-spring Z, and thencethrough the slit in the punch-head A to the feed-wheel c.- Thepunch-head A and its punches? to P with the large punch P are arrangedin a row or bank, the punches P to P sliding vertically when not heldfrom above, as will be explained, and the punch P being stationary atall times in the reciprocating punch-head. At the left-hand end of themachine is located the printing apparatus, adapted to print a permanentprinted record of the message placed upon the perforated fillet fortransmission, and an independent fillet T for this record is alsolocated in the base of the machine and passes therefrom around a pin P,v guide-wheel P wheel B presser-pad B beneath the type-wheel Y, to thefeeding apparatus consisting of the milled wheel X, connected by a shaftto the ratchet-wheel-U, having six teeth 5 5, adapted to be acted uponby pawl 1, pivotally connected to the disk D, and hence to thepropelling-crank E F. This ratchet-wheel U and disk D have the usualspring-pressed holding-pawls \V and 2, fixed pivotally to the end of themachine.

V is an adjustable spring pressed tension-pulley for insuring certaintyof the fillet-feed. On the inner side of disk D is pivoted aspring-pressed propelling-pawl 4, adapted totake in the teeth 3 3 ofratchet U on shaft 0. It will be noticed that pawl 4 drives shaft 0forward while pawl 1 is being retracted, and, vice versa, pawl 1 drivesthe feed-ratchet U on reverse motion of lever E F.

This constitutes the description of the operative parts for perforatingand printing the two fillets and for feeding them forward through theagency of power applied to handle E F.

I will now describe the mechanism for selecting the desired sequence ofpunches, and at the same time bringing the corresponding letter of theytype-wheel over the fillet for printing.

L to L isa series of key-levers representing the letters of the alphabetand other usual characters, said levers being pivoted on a rod N,beneath a removable strip N' at the top and rear of the frame andresting each upon its ownspring .9 (See Fig. 3.) These keys lie beneathaseries of permutation-bars M to-M of well known form, havingselecting-teeth N N, &c'., 011 their under surface, as iswell known inthe art. I

O to 0 850., is a series of bell-crank or rocking levers, the longerarms of which have su-fficient breadth to encompass the entire breadthor space occupied by the permutation-bars M to M and hence tocontactwith any of the teeth N, &c., which may by selection happento lie in,theirrespective paths, the short arms lying under the keys L to L, sothat on depressing any key the corresponding bars to that key will beforced to the right against the retractile effect of their springs StoS, and their free ends thus caused to be thrust beneath the fixedblock- 0 and over the particular punches P toP it is-desired to rendereffective. The lower edges of the key-levers L to L are provided: withprojecting notches Q- and R, (see Fig. 3,) adapted when inthe depressedposition to come into the paths, respectively, of the radial pins orarms K K, &c., and: flanges J J, &c., thereby preventing furtherrotation of the type-wheel shaft C and the sleeve I, which latteris'operatively connected,'aswas described above, with the feedingmechanism of the perforating fillet.

There are as many radial pins K upon the type-wheel shaft 0 as there arecharacters on said wheel, and they are spirally disposed around thisshaft, each pin lying in the plane of the lug or notch Q- on the lever,which indicates the corresponding character found upon the type-wheel,so that when any notch Q on a depressed key-lever comes against itscorresponding pin K K the corresponding character on the type-wheel atthat instant is in position over the fillet T for printing, andsimilarly the particular radial flange or arm J to J on sleeve I is inposition to limit the feed of the perforating mechanism, as willbeindicated in the description of the mode of operation. It will benoticed that the key mechanism for controlling the operation of both theperforating and printing ap- IIO which comes in contact with notch R.

418,484 I is paratus is in a large measure independent of the power oractuating mechanism and serves the function solely of governing orcontrolling the action of both the power and its application, so thatits operation is as free as possible from any laborious expenditure ofpower on the part of the operator, being largely in the nature ofreleasing apparatus, and hence capable of delicate action, and also thatthe feed of both fillets and the operation of perforating and printing,so far as any important expenditure of power is concerned, is madedependent upon the direct applied power through the agency of the handleE F.

I will now describe the mode of operation of this improved apparatus.Suppose both fillets T and T tobe in position for action over theirrespective guide pins and pulleys, and the handle E F to' be in itsbackward position, so that the pin 19 on arm on (see Fig. 7) is forcedagainst the lefthand end of the curved slot or notch 0. In this positionthe arm m, link 12, and pin 3 on the end of link 'n places the spiralspring y under stress, and the handle E F is held by the left handpreparatory to proceeding in the preparation of the message. The keys Lto L are now depressed in any desired order, and I will describe theoperation of one key-as, for instance, L, Fig. 3the operation of theothersbeing identically the same. On depressing L then, and holding itdown against the action of the spring S, the pivoted bell-crank lever 0Figs. 1 and 3, will be tilted to the right, and the upper edge 61 willcome in contact with teeth N on the under sides of such of thepermutation-bars M to M as are provided at this point with said. teeth,thereby forcing them ,to the right. In this instance the three rear barsM M and M will be thrust forward under the block 0 and in the risingpath of the rising punches P P and P The tooth R on the under side of Lwill then be thrown into the path of one of the radial flanges or ribs Jto J 6 on the sleeve I, and at the same time tooth Q will be thrown intothe path of that particular pin Ii on shaft C which designates theradial position of that letter on the type-wheel Y corresponding to thekey L in this instance the letter V. Now, carrying the lever E F in thedirection of the dotted arrow its full stroke (see Fig. 2) one-sixth ofa circle, lim-' ited by the curved notch 0, Fig. 7, pin 19, and shoulder8 type-wheel shaft 0 is rotated until the pin K stops it in the properposition, this shaft being in the nature of a sleeve frictionallyconnected to the pinion H, so that it will travel with it when not soheld, as described. On making the full stroke of the lever E F theshoulder s on the inner side of the disk D leaves the pin 2) as itadvances, the sleeve I being held, as before described, by theparticular radial flange or rib J to J, AS the lever goes forward thepunch-head is raised, and such of punches as are held by the projectingends of the permutation-bars are caused to perforate in the fillet T,the letter sought, in this instance V. At the end of the stroke of leverE F the shoulder 8 (see Figs. 2 and 7) comes against the end of theshaft which carries the presser-roller B Fig. 2, and liftsit and alsothe fillet against the type-wheel Y, thereby printing the letter Vthereon. Thus at one operation the letter V is perforated in strip T ina telegraphic code and printed on fillet T in a Roman character. 0n thebackward stroke of lever E F the pawl 4 is retracted one-sixth of arevolution and into the next ratchet-tooth, while pawl 1 is advancedagainst ratchet U in one of the teeth 5, advancing said ratchetone-sixth of a revolution, and with it the feeding mechanism of theprinted fillet T. This return motion of arm E F also advances the feedmechanism of the perforated fillet T, and inasmuch as the difference inthe length of the characters perforated necessitates a varying feed thisvariation is accomplished by the action of the retaining-teeth R andradial flanges or ribs J to J as will be understood 011 inspection ofFigs. 1 and 3. In the case of those letters requiring the greatest feed,or such as occupy the most space 011 the perforated fillet, the sleeve Iis permitted to rotate almost one-sixth of a revolution, so that the armm, link I, and pawl 01 are permitted to assume a position quite near theextreme strokeof crank E' F, in order that on the return-stroke thefeed-wheel c, Fig. 4:, may be rotated almost one-sixth of a revolution,while in the case of such letters as E, I, and T, which are shortcharacters, the arm, link, and pawl are held early in the forward motionof the arm E F by the notch R on the particular key depressed. It willbe understood of course that the type-wheel Y must first be set inunison with the character-punchesthat is, so that it will print theletter on fillet T which corresponds to the perforated character onfillet Tand that afterward it will run in unison, being alwayspositively locked by the particular key which actuates thepermutation-bars for the letter to be perforated. Ofcourse thearrangement or order in which the permutation-bars are placed over thepunches beneath block 0 when the keys are depressed may be in accordancewith any selected code.

I have constructed the apparatus to transmit a Morse code, theperforations being of such size and so spaced as to transmit by theinterruptions made in the transmitting-circuit due to the spaces betweensaid perforations, as described in a prior application for a patent,filed by me in the United States Patent Office, for an improved filletand system of automatic telegraphy, onthe 22d day of September, 1888,and bearing Serial No. 286,087, and to this end I have arranged themoving punches P to P inclusive, in a bench in line with each other, anda fixed or stationary large punch P", which perforates the large spacesbetween the letters and words, as shown in the fillet disclosed in saidapplication. By this arrangement of punches I am enabled to make thespace between letters of greater width than those between the elementsof any individual letter, and by successively actuating the spacing-keylocated at the center of the key-board between H and S can make anoblong space of any desired length, the successive perforations of thelarge punch P constituting a continuous space or opening in the fillet.I have not described in detail the construction and operation of thepunch-head and moving punches, as these features are old inperforating-machines described by me in Letters Patent heretoforegranted, the novelty in the present case, so far as the punchingapparatus is concerned, lying in the parallel bank of moving punchescombined with a large stationary space punch and moving punch-head, asshown and described.

I am aware that it is old to actuate a bank of punches located in aplane and to select.

certain of said punches to perforate a codesignal by causingpermutation-bars to be placed in the vertical path of said punches inany desired sequence, and to control the operation of thesepermutation-bars by keys acting on lugs or teeth beneath the edgesof Isaid permutation-bars; but I believe it is new with me to connect suchapparatus with an independent power,- and to simply control theapplication of said power through the agency of the key-levers. I alsoknow that it is old to perforate a fillet for use in the automatictransmission of telegraphic messages and to print simultaneously on thesame fillet and alongside of the perforated characters or message atranslated or printed record of said message, and I make no claim tothese features; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. In a perforating-machine for preparing message-fillets for use inautomatic telegraphy, the combination of the following elements: aseries of key-levers, one for each character, a bank of punches, 'aseries of permutation-bars for bringing any desired order of punchesinto play, connections between the key-levers and the permutation-barsfor bringing said bars into effective relation with the punches,operating mechanism connected through shafting and gearing to a punch-head and to a fillet-feeding Wheel for operating the punches andadvancingthe filletin succession, a printing or type wheel on a separateshaft 0peratively connected to the operating mechanism for printing aseparate or printed copy of the message out in the perforated filletupon a separate fillet, and feeding-gear also operatively connected tothe driving or operating mechanism for advancing the printed fillet asfast as the message is printed thereon, whereby a message is produced onone fillet in perforations for transmission and a comfeeding mechanismfor two independent fillets, the whole being operatively related, as

shown, whereby two independent records are made of a message, one inperforated characters on one fillet and the other in printed characterson the record-fillet, substantially as described.

3. In a perforating-machine for use in automatic telegraphy, thecombination of the key-levers, the permutation-bars operativelyconnected to said key-levers in a prearranged sequence, thereciprocating punch-head and punches, the feed-wheel and intermediateshafting, and gear-Wheels operatively connected within a crank orhandle,whereby the operation of punching the fillet is performed through theagency of applied power controlled by said key-levers, substantially asdescribed.

4:. In a perforating-machine for use in automatic telegraphy, thecombination of punches for perforating a fillet, with a typewheel forprinting a record on an independent fillet, and intervening shafting andgearing for connecting the punches and type-wheel operatively with apower-impelled shaft, substantially as described.

5. In a perforator, the combination of a se ries of punches adapted tomove with a reciprocating punch-head, with a fixed punch of largerdiameter than any one of the moving punches, all of said punches beinglocated in I the same plane, substantially as described.

6. In a perforating-machine, the combination of a series of slidingpunches with a reciprocating punch-head and a fixed punch of largerdiameter than any one of the sliding punches, the large punchoperatingat every complete reciprocation of the punch-head to perforatea space-hole, and the sliding punches operating as selected to perforatecharacters, substantially as described.

7. I11 a perforating-machine, the combination of the following elements:abank of sliding punches, a fixed space-punch, a series ofpermutation-bars for determining what order or sequence of slidingpunches shall operate, a reciprocating punch-head, a series of keyleversoperatively connected with the permutation-bars by rocking levers andteeth, the latter arranged in a prearranged order, a propelling device,as a crank, connected through IIO shafting and gear to the punches, andalso to in, a rotary sleeve or shaft connected to the fillet-feedingmechanism by a crank, a link, pawl and ratchet, and radial arms on saidshaft, with teeth beneath the key-levers for taking against 'said radialarms when said keys are depressed and the propelling-crank is advanced,whereby the fillet is perforated with individual characters on thedepression of each key and forward motion of the crank and the feedregulated in accordance with the space of the perforated letter on thebackward motion of said crank, substantially as described.

-8. In an apparatus for preparing messages for use in automatictelegraphy, the combination of the following elements: a series of keys,one for each character or letter used, a typewheel having characters onits surface which correspond to those the keys are designed torepresent, a shaft carrying said type-wheel, having a series of radialpins spirally disposed, each pin lying in the path of a tooth on theunder side of one of the key-levers,

shafting and gearing connecting the typewheel shaft to a power-impellingdevice, as a crank with a fillet-feedin g wheel operatively connected tothe crank, and a press pad adapted to be operated when the crank isthrown to its extreme position, all being connected and operating toprint a record of the message, substantially as described.

In a perforating-machine, the combination of areciprocating punch-head,aseries of sliding punches arranged in a plane with a fixedspacing-punch,intermediate gearing between said punch-head, and apower-impelled shaft, with spacing mechanism operatively connected witha set of keys representing the characters to be perforated, said keysalso bein g operatively connected with aseries of permutation bars forselecting the desired sequ ence of punches, substantially as described.

FRANK ANDERSON. Vitnesses:

CHARLES J. KINTNER, J. F. QUINN.

